Eye-shield.



R. MALCOM.

EYE SHIELD.

APPLICATION IFILED N0V113, 1908.

1,161,061. Patented No#l 23, 191.5.

' ROBERT MALCOM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Y

EYE-SHIELD.

Application filed November 13, 1908.

To all Awhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT MALLCOM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Eye-Shields, of which the following, taken inconnection with the drawing, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of an eye shield designedto be used by persons who are exposed tothe wind and dust.

The frame of the shield is constructed of flexible material having meansformed integral therewith for retaining the lenses in position, theshield being made so that the edge of the frame will come in Contactwith the features of the face, but the body there.- of will stand awayfrom the face, leaving sufhcient room for ventilation and to cover apair of glasses or spectacles if necessary.

Various modifications in detail touching the construction andarrangement of the different parts ofthe shield will suggest themselvesto persons skilled in the art; my invention is not limited in theseregards as the forms illustrated are illustrations of an embodiment ofthe invention.

In the drawings Figure l is a plan view of the blank or frame out ofwhich the shield is constructed; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionthrough Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a side View of the finished shield; Fig. 4 isan end view thereof; Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank for a modifiedform of' construction, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken through acompleted shield of the form illustrated in Fig. 5. y Y

In carrying out my invention A represents a blank of flexible material,preferably rubber, out of which the shield is formed, The material ismolded into" the desired form, having apertures a, a for the lenses a.The rim surrounding eachl of the apertures a is reinforced with the samematerial and formed into a circumferential groove a2, as shown in Fig.2. The upper edge z3 of the frame is also reinforced or made thicker andheavier with the same material as shown in Fig. l, to prevent the shieldfrom being stretched across the fore- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2s, i915.

Serial No. 462,447.

head ofthe wearer. A notch B is provided in each end of the frame, and aslit b extends a short distance inwardly from the apex of the slot topermit of the edges of said notch being folded over as shown in Fig.4land secured together` to give the frame of the shield the form shownin Fig. i, permitting it to extend away from the face. A plurality ofapertures b are provided in the frame to afford a sufiicient amountofventilation. These apertures may be located in any part of the framedesired. An adjustable band of elastic or the like, B', is secured toeach end of the frame and extends around the head of the wearer to holdthe shield in place.

In Fig. 5 I have illustrated another form of carrying out my inventionin which case the blank C is of the same kind of material having lensrims c made integral therewith and having a groove into which the lensesc are held. In this case I have provided side lenses for the purpose ofgiving a wider range of vision, if desired. 'Ihese side lenses areD-shaped, and extending toward each other from the edge of the frame arethe notches CZ which are overlapped as above described and securedtogether for the purpose of extending the shield away from the face.Each of the frames is provided with a recess L4 and CZ to fit over thenose of the wearer.

In each of the forms of construction here shown the frame is firstformed and each lens is inserted into its groove by simply stretchingthe elastic material to permit of the lens being fitted into the grooveprovided for it where it is held in position by the grip of the materialitself.

I claim In an eye shield, the combination of a fiexible elastic,ventilated frame formed of a single piece of opaque material andprovided with lens holding apertures therein, said frame having groovesformed integrally therein around said apertures, a lens in eachaperture, the edge of which projects into the groove and is adapted tobe held therein by frictional engagement and to lie in substantially thesame plane as the opaque frame surrounding it, a reinforcing stripformed integrally with the upper edge of specicaton in the presence oftwo subscribthe opaquel frame, and the ends of said frame ing witnesses.bent at right angles to the lens holding portion thereof'whelebythevbody of the frame w l 5 s held away from the face of the wearer,Witnesses: Y

substantially as described Y Y VVELLs GooDHUE,

In testimony whereof I have signed this CHARLES I. COBB.

, ROBERT MA'LooM.

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Y -Washington, D. C. Y

